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Year 5 · Maths
Add and subtract mentally
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Year 5 learners practise mental addition and subtraction strategies.
The activities include Adding Numbers: Is the Answer Odd or Even?, Use Mental Methods to Solve Subtraction Problems, Work Out the Missing Number in Additions in Your Head. The checked support below includes video, teaching, practice, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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Mental Strategies for Addition and Subtraction | KS2 Maths Concept Video
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Adding and subtracting
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Odd and Even Addition Results Colouring In
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Mental Maths Subtraction Worksheet Pack
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Year 5 Missing Number Problems Worksheet
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